iArgento

Overview

iArgento is a Jerusalem-based multi-family office focused on wealth management and investment banking. Its work combines private wealth planning, alternative investment platforms, and support for Israeli high-tech companies.¹

History

Yiftach Jacob established iArgento in 1995. The firm reports leading Mobileye’s first and second financing rounds before Intel acquired the company for more than $15.3 billion in 2017.²³

Timeline

1. 1995Yiftach Jacob established iArgento in 1995.
2. 2017The firm reports leading Mobileye’s first and second financing rounds before Intel acquired the company for more than $15.3 billion in 2017.

Leadership

Shai Hod became CEO in 2014, and Yiftach Jacob serves as chairman. The management team also includes Judith Amselem, COO; Yaniv Waremshtein, VP Investor Relations; and Ron Grossman, VP Analytics.²

Services

iArgento’s wealth management services include financial planning, risk-profile assessment, diversified portfolio construction, tax-planning coordination, and support for next-generation wealth transfer.⁴

The firm offers alternative investment platforms through hedge funds established as limited partnerships, including iArgento Alternative Asset Fund and iArgento Digital Assets.⁴

Its investment banking division works with Israeli high-tech startups from pre-seed through sales and growth stages. Startup support can include target-market analysis, business-model development, intellectual-property strategy, marketing, and investor-relations assistance.⁵¹

iArgento offers three investment paths: the First Milestone Fund, limited partnerships, and iArgento High Tech Assets.⁵

What the firm offers

• Financial planning
• Tax planning
• Estate planning
• Family governance and education
• Private and alternative investments

Client Focus

The investment banking division focuses on Israeli high-tech startups at different stages of development, from pre-seed companies through businesses with established sales and growth opportunities. The First Milestone Fund reports a network of more than 300 angel investors and invests in pilot-stage companies.⁵¹

Approach

iArgento describes its investment approach as focusing on companies with competitive advantages, successful sales or proofs of concept, and experienced management teams. The firm reports practicing parallel investing by committing its own capital alongside clients’ investments.⁶

The firm says it selected five technology companies from 500 opportunities reviewed during the preceding seven years and provides ongoing support through growth and advanced sales stages.⁷

iArgento says it created the iArgento High Tech Assets fund in 2021 to offer a more liquid way to invest in Israeli high-tech companies through the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.⁵

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Sources

1. iArgento
2. About Us
3. First Milestone Fund
4. Wealth Management
5. Investment Banking
6. First Milestone Fund
7. First Milestone Fund

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